Hereis one ofthe cities focal points:‘Solli square’.‘Drammensveien’ continuesto the left, andstraight aheadisthestreet: BygdøyAllé.
A Norwegian artist (Jens Book Jenssen) wrote a song called ‘The chestnuts trees are blooming in Bygdøy Allè’ and it became an evergreen the most Norwegians have saved in their hearts.På Solli Plass ligger også ‘Universitetsbiblioteket.

In a small park at the end of ‘Frøya Rd. we fine the ‘Bergehus’. Bergehus is the administrative center of Sigval Bergesen , once one of the worlds largest tank shipping owners. What they work at in 2014, I really don’t know.

Vigelandsparkenisa famous tourist destinationin Frogner. This timewe juststickour headinside, just to signify thatthisis part ofthe Frognerdistrict, but for thosewho want a realtourof theVigeland Sculpture Parkhere, please use this link!Her befinner vi oss i Kirkeveien like utenfor Vigelandsparken.Here we are standing in ‘Kirkeveien’ just outside the Vigeland Park.Et ‘skudd’ opp ‘Gyldenløvesgt.’ på Frogner.
A shot up the ‘Gyldenløvesgt. on Frogner.Et nytt ‘fokuspunkt’ i trafikkbildet på Frogner: ‘Frogner plass’,A new ‘focal point’ in the traffic at Frogner: ‘Frogner Square’

Andhere inRuseløkkveienour trip ends, because now we areonlya fewhundredyardsfromthe city hall squareand /or ‘AkerBrygge’. We’re alsom on the borderline between the districts ‘Frogner’ and ‘Centrum’.
And forthose whom havefollowed through onprevious trips:‘This is familiar territory’🙂
(Compliments of SRB )

No, you are not different from other European cities, but no American city has the charm of a European city. I was born and grew up in Turin, Italy, but I lived in the U.S. since 1960. I still miss Europe very much. Oslo looks good with the trees and all the green, but it is the capital isn’t? so it may have areas that are sub-urban, away from the city center, but it is a large city isn’t? and from what you show it looks very European to me.

Hi Vera,
Yes, Oslo is the capital of Norway, but compared to American cities it’s a very small city with approximately 620 000 people, even if it’s the largest city in Norway. Please remember, we’re only slightly more than 5 millions all together!
And I think it’s kind of related to size? In my younger days I visited cities like Savannah and Charleston and a number of small cities (about the same size) in the Mexican Gulf and – they looked charming enough to me. But I never got to like cities like Baltimore, Boston, Pittsborough, Philadelphia and the likes. They were all to big!!! As a tourist you never get in contact with their souls!
Yes, Oslo have a ‘city center (or a ‘downtown’, if you like) If you haven’t seen it already, I’ve made a photo report from that area too:https://seenorway.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/oslo-sentrum/
And I think you’ll find it rather green all through ? 🙂